| Volume 24 Number 3 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Federal law allows you to withhold payment from your credit card company if the goods you purchase never arrive. But you must act quickly. Under the law, you must dispute your bill within 60 days of when it is sent. Wait too long and you lose you rights!
Is Your Money Making You Crazy?
Some people are born worriers, and when the economy is shaky, their imaginations go into overdrive. Here are five tips for coping with impending doom, real or otherwise. Click here for more.
Old Jewelry Worth Its Weight in Gold?
It could be the right time to recycle your gold jewelry. The price of gold tends to rise when the economy is doing poorly. Over the last two years, gold prices have risen about 70 percent. Though the price has dipped since reaching record highs, gold still shines. And it is infinitely recyclable. Click here for more.
Most Common Tax Scams
The IRS recently unveiled the 12 most common tax schemes and scams affecting American taxpayers in 2008. This year's list is highlighted by Internet phishing scams and several new frivolous tax arguments. Click here for more.
Five Ways to Save Gas Money
Here's how to keep more cash in your pocket when you're at the pump. Click here for more.
Your Money
Should you borrow from your home equity? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Uninsured motorist doesn't cover collision with part of a motor vehicle. The Texas Supreme Court has held that contact with a piece of a motor vehicle that comes off of the motor vehicle, is not contact with a motor vehicle for purposes of the uninsured motorist statute. Click here for more.